Former state probation commissioner John J. O’Brien of Quincy is facing additional federal charges that he bribed legislators with jobs for friends, supporters and family members.

The Boston Globe reported this morning that 17 bribery charges were handed up against O’Brien on Wednesday. He was previously charged with federal racketeering.

The new charges come a week after he was acquitted on state charges of conspiracy to bribe legislators.

The federal indictment says O’Brien bribed 21 legislators, including Senate President Therese Murray of Plymouth and House Speaker Robert DeLeo of Winthrop, both Democrats. The indictment also names Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray. No legislators were charged in yesterday’s indictment.

According to the Globe, Murray could not be reached for comment and DeLeo said he did nothing wrong.

Earlier this month, a Suffolk County jury returned a not-guilty verdict in favor of O’Brien, who Attorney General Martha Coakley said organized a 2005 fundraiser for former state treasurer Timothy Cahill in exchange for O’Brien’s wife getting a job at the state Lottery.

O’Brien was appointed state probation commissioner in 1998. He resigned in 2010 after an independent counsel concluded he oversaw a rigged hiring system in which the politically connected were hired over more qualified candidates, and winning candidates were often selected before interviews were conducted.